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Royal Commission needs to put Bondi attack into a global and historical context
By Tor Hundloe
Commissioner Virginia Bell has been asked to inquire into the antisemitism which resulted in the murder of 15 Jews on Bondi Beach in December 2025. From what is public knowledge, one can only wonder if she is digging deep enough to get to the bottom of anti-Jewish terrorism in Australia, and how to fix it.
Is she putting the Bondi murders into a global and historical context, something that is essential if we are to understand why they occurred and what we can do to prevent future terrorism on our shores?
"Without concerning herself with the history ... of antisemitism and the equally importantly incentives and psychological dispositions which encourage some to become terrorists, Commissioner Bell will fall far short of what she has been asked to do."
Tor Hundloe
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